That is close enough. As long as your sanitation was good and you keep an eye on your fermentation temps, your beer should be good. There are a lot of variables that can contribute to missing your OG, so take good notes.

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Jeremy Baker

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My kit beers always ended up less than it was supposed to. I think the pre-printed markings on my fermentation bucket were off. I also never got the attenuation the kit said either, but that was probably due to lack of oxygen.

The beer will probably have a bit less alcohol, but you should still get beer.

I know this might be hard since this is your first batch, but leave it alone for two weeks. It'll probably be done at that point. Opening the fermenter a bunch of times can just introduce more opportunites for oxygen and contamination.

I know this might be hard since this is your first batch, but leave it alone for two weeks. It'll probably be done at that point. Opening the fermenter a bunch of times can just introduce more opportunites for oxygen and contamination.

+1 I remember the anticipation for my first batch... And I did so many things wrong! Turned out to be decent beer in the end though

I know this might be hard since this is your first batch, but leave it alone for two weeks. It'll probably be done at that point. Opening the fermenter a bunch of times can just introduce more opportunites for oxygen and contamination.

+2And make sure you take readings two days in a row to make sure it's done. Don't go by what the kit tells you it should be. You'll know it's done if you get the same reading two days in a row. Your final gravity could be higher than what the kit tells you or it could be lower. Go by the two days in a row reading though. I never had a kit get to the final gravity the kit said it should, but all my beers turned out pretty good (well on that side of things ... tinkering with adding additional things later sort of wonked one up To this day one friend tells me to never attempt a coffee stout again. )